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Imperial Venus (film)
''Imperial Venus'' (french: Vénus impériale, it, Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Paulette Bonaparte * Stephen Boyd as Jules de Canouville * Raymond Pellegrin as Napoleon Bonaparte * Micheline Presle as Josephine * Gabriele Ferzetti as Freron * Massimo Girotti as Leclerc * Marco Guglielmi as Junot *Lilla Brignone as Letizia *Ernesto Calindri as Cardinal Fesch *Andrea Checchi as Doctor *Giulio Bosetti as Prince Camillo Borghese *Gianni Santuccio as Antonio Canova *Maria Laura Rocca as Laura De Barral *Giustino Durano as Bousque *Liana Del Balzo ad Princess Borghese *Andrea Bosic as Del Val *Attilio Dottesio References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano family, Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled ''La symphonie pastorale'' was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, ''Maigret tend un piège'' was nominated for a BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Di Donatello For Best Actress
The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia. The award was first given in 1956. Sophia Loren is the record holder in this category, with seven awards, followed by Margherita Buy and Monica Vitti, with five awards each. Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress * European Film Award for Best Actress * Academy Award for Best Actress * BAFTA Award for Best Actress * César Award for Best Actress * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giustino Durano
Giustino Durano (5 May 1923 – 18 February 2002) was an Italian actor best known for his work as Eliseo Orefice in the 1997 film ''Life Is Beautiful.'' For his role, he was nominated in part for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. ''Life Is Beautiful'' The movie is centered on his nephew Guido and his son Giosuè. In the movie, he is the head waiter of a hotel dining room. As racial turmoil begins erupting in Italy against Jews, the waiter, his nephew and the nephew's son are taken to a concentration camp. While at the camp, he was separated from his nephew and later killed in a gas chamber along with several other elderly people. Death Durano died in 2002 after a long battle with cancer. Partial filmography * '' Red and Black'' (1955) * '' Lucky to Be a Woman'' (1956) - Federico Frotta * ''Lo svitato'' (1956) * ''Tipi da spiaggia'' (1959) - Nick Balmora * ''Queen of the Pirates'' (1960) - Battista, the Count's Manservant * ''Accroche-toi, y'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Laura Rocca
Maria Laura Rocca (5 October 1917 – 6 May 1999) was an Italian actress and writer. Life and career Born Maria Laura Gayno in Pasian di Prato, Udine, Rocca spent her adolescence in Genoa, her mother's birthplace. After acting in some amateur dramatics, she studied drama under Teresa Franchini, with whom she also made her professional debut on stage at 30 years old. In films, she was mainly active in supporting roles in adventure and Peplum film genre, peplum genres, sometimes credited as Manuela Kent. She retired from acting in the mid-1960s. In 1959, she was the author of the book ''Cina senza muraglia'', and in 1969, she wrote the film ''Mr. Superinvisible'', being credited as Mary Eller. Personal life In 1939, Rocca married Giuseppe Bisazza, and they had a son, Oreste. In 1948 she remarried to Italian Communist Party, Communist politician Umberto Terracini. Rocca died in a clinic in Rome, following a long illness, in 1999, at 81 years old.AA.VV. ''Territorio, costumi e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Santuccio
Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a surname), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian. People with this given name * Gianni Agnelli (industrialist) * Gianni Alemanno (politician) * Gianni Amelio (film director) * Gianni Baget Bozzo (Roman Catholic priest and political expert) * Gianni Bellocchi (scientist) * Gianni Brera (journalist) * Gianni Bugno (cyclist) * Gianni Danzi (Roman Catholic bishop) * Gianni Davito (high jumper) * Gianni De Biasi (Italian football coach) * Gianni De Fraja (economics professor) * Gianni De Michelis (politician) * Gianni Garko (actor, born Giovanni Garcovich) * Gianni Ghidini (cyclist) * Gianni Infantino (President of FIFA) * Gianni Letta (politician) * Gianni Mina (tennis player) * Gianni Minà (journalist) * Gianni Morandi (singer) * Gianni Morbidelli (Formula One driver) * Gianni Motta (cyclist) * Gianni Pettenati (singer) * Gianni Riotta ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Bosetti
Giulio Bosetti (26 December 1930 – 24 December 2009) was an Italian actor and director. Career Giulio Bosetti appeared in film, on television and on stage over 30 times. In 1972, he narrated the television special ''La vita di Leonardo da Vinci''. The biography succeeded in winning a Golden Globe for Best TV Special, and Bosetti was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Continued performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. One of his last works was ''Il Divo'', in which he portrayed the journalist Eugenio Scalfari. The film deals with the life of Italy's Giulio Andreotti, a man elected Prime Minister by Parliament seven times since it was established in 1946. Death Giulio Bosetti died two days short of his 79th birthday in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, he studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. Moved to Rome, he attended the acting course held by Alessandro Blasetti who gave him a small role in '' 1860''. After graduating at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, he had his first role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film '' L'assedio dell'Alcazar'' by Augusto Genina. He later appeared in Mario Camerini's '' Due lettere anonime'' (for which he received a Silver Ribbon as best actor), Giuseppe De Santis's ''Tragic Hunt'' (1947), Michelangelo Antonioni's '' La signora senza camelie'' (1953), Vittorio De Sica's ''Two Women'' (1960), and Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960), among many other films. In 1958, he won the Italian National Syndicate of Film Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Calindri
Ernesto Calindri (5 February 1909 – 9 June 1999) was an Italian theater and film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1938 and 1989. Selected filmography * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * ''It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) * ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944) * ''A Night of Fame'' (1949) * ''Songs in the Streets'' (1950) * ''L'ultimo amante'' (1955) * ''The Most Wonderful Moment ''The Most Wonderful Moment'' ( it, Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly ...'' (1957) * '' Policarpo'' (1959) References External links * 1909 births 1999 deaths Italian male film actors People from Certaldo 20th-century Italian male actors Deaths from cerebrovascular disease {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilla Brignone
Lilla Brignone (23 August 1913 – 24 March 1984) was an Italian film and theater actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1982. Her father was film director and actor Guido Brignone and her aunt was actress Mercedes Brignone. Her mother was actress Lola Visconti (pseudonym of Dolores Visconti). Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (1936) * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' Abbiamo vinto!'' (1951) * ''Angels of Darkness'' (1954) * ''Dreams in a Drawer'' (1957) * ''Estate Violenta'' (1959) * ''Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) * ''L'Eclisse ''L'Eclisse'' ( en, "The Eclipse") is a 1962 Italian romance film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Alain Delon and Monica Vitti. Filmed on location in Rome and Verona, the story follows a young woman (Vitti) who pursues ...'' (1962) * '' The Betrothed'' (1964) * '' Malicious'' (1973) References External links *Lilla Brignone 1913 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Guglielmi
Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of economics and business, though without finishing his studies. Guglielmi later attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1953, despite having participated in 1951–52 in a few films in minor roles. He then started a busy acting career on stage, television and cinema, even if often cast in supporting and character roles. Guglielmi also worked in fotoromanzi for the magazine ''Sogno''. He was also active as screenwriter and novelist; his novel, "Er più de Roma", co-written by Lucio Mandarà, was adapted into the film ''Il principe fusto'', directed by Maurizio Arena and released in 1960. Selected filmography * ''Eran trecento... (La spigolatrice di Sapri)'' (1952) - L'alfiere * ''Nessuno ha tradito'' (1952) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying engineering, he attracted the attention of Mario Soldati, who offered him a small part in the film '' Dora Nelson'' (1939), but it was not until later, in Alessandro Blasetti's '' La corona di ferro'' (''The Iron Crown'') (1941) and Roberto Rossellini's '' Un Pilota ritorna'' (''A Pilot Returns'') (1942), that he began to make an impression as a serious actor. In 1943 came a turning point in his career when Luchino Visconti cast him opposite the torrid Clara Calamai in ''Ossessione'' (''Obsession''), an earlier adaptation of the same novel on which Hollywood's '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' is based. The film marked, in a sense, the birth of Italian neo-realism. Some of his notable post-war films include ''Caccia tragica'' (''The Tragic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film ''Lo Zappatore'' (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films ''Puccini'' (1953) and ''Casa Ricordi'' (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial ''L'Avventura'' (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man. Ferzetti starred as Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, '' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969) as Marc Ange Draco, although his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
